Research Stem Cell Therapies Hold Promise, But Obstacles Remain By Mark Michaud Aug. 21, 2014 In an article appearing online today in the journal Science, a group of researchers, including University of Rochester neurologist Steve Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., review both the potential and challenges ...
Research Rescuing Bones from Lead Exposure By URMC Communications Aug. 21, 2014 Scientists observed for years that lead poisoning delays fracture healing, and now a team at the University of Rochester has discovered how that occurs and a possible remedy to the problem.
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Sept. 13 at Eastview Mall By Leslie White Aug. 20, 2014 UR Medicine cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, at Eastview Mall.
Patient Care UR Medicine Offering Opioid Overdose Prevention Program By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery is beginning a monthly Opiod Overdose Prevention Program that is open to the general public, free of charge. Participants will learn to recognize the symptoms of opiod ...
Patient Care Former Pro Baseball Player Supporting UR Medicine’s Kessler Burn Center By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 This Friday, August 22, former pro baseball player Matthew Dryer will be throwing pitches in support of UR Medicine's Kessler Burn Center. Dryer, a former Kessler patient, has organized Let’s Bash ...
Research $2 Million Gift from Fine Family to Support Alzheimer’s Care, Research By Mark Michaud Aug. 18, 2014 A $2 million gift from the Robert Fine Trust will create the Julius, Helen, and Robert Fine Professorship at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This is the third professorship that has been ...
Community Fairport Music and Food Festival Celebrates Decade of Helping Children By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 17, 2014 For the past nine years, attendees of the much-anticipated Fairport Music and Food Festival have filled the village of Fairport in support of sick and injured kids at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Patient Care Strong West ED Opens After Receiving State DOH Approval By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 17, 2014 The New York State Department of Health has granted approval for an off-campus Emergency Department (ED) at UR Medicine’s Strong West site in Brockport, making it the first such model in Upstate New ...
Fairport Music and Food Festival Celebrates Decade of Support By URMC Communications Aug. 15, 2014 For the past nine years, attendees of the much-anticipated Fairport Music and Food Festival have filled the village of Fairport in support of sick and injured kids at UR Medicine’s Golisano ...
Research Need Career Advice? New Center Launches for Grad Students, Postdocs By URMC Communications Aug. 14, 2014 One of the most pressing concerns for newly minted graduate students and post-doctoral trainees is how to secure an academic position -- or how to ready themselves for a non-academic career in ...